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/en/US/products/hw/ps4159/ps4358/prod_release_notes_list.html Contents This document includes the following sections: • Introduction, page 2 • Components Supported, page 2 • Software Download Process, page 7 • Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 10 • Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 2
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Note To use the Cisco Storage Services Enabler package, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(5) or later must be installed on the MDS switch. Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components Component Software Part Number M95S2K9-3.2.1A M95S1K9-3.2.1A - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 3
MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and MSFM-18/4 FIPS module. Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 9500 Series with SSM Storage Services Enabler package. MDS 9200 Series with Demand Ports Activation License Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem only On-Demand Ports Activation License - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 4
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components ( K9 DS-C9124-K9 DS-C9134-K9 DS-C9120-K9 DS-HP-FC-K9 Description Applicable Product MDS 9513 director (13-slot modular IP storage services ports, and a modular expansion slot for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and Service modules.) - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 5
Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 1 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Supported Software and Hardware Components (continued) Component External crossbar module Supervisor modules Switching modules Services modules Optics Part Number DS-IBM-FC-K9 DS-13SLT-FAB1 Description Cisco - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 6
the MDS 9216 CWDM2 DS-SFP-FC4G-LW DS-CWDM-xxxx 4-Gbps/2-Gbps/1-Gbps Fibre Channel-long wavelength SFP for DS-X91xx switching modules only. Supports distances up to 10 km. Gigabit Ethernet and 1-Gbps/2-Gbps/4-Gbps Fibre MDS 9000 Family Channel SFP LC interface xxxx nm, where xxxx = 1470, 1490 - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 7
in the Release column. Note We strongly recommend that you use the latest available software release supported by your vendor for all Cisco MDS 9000 Family products. Downloading Software The Cisco MDS SAN-OS software is designed for mission-critical high availability environments. To realize - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 8
Download Determining Software Compatibility" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide for more details. Note If you would like to request a copy MDS 9140 MDS 9134, MDS 9124, Cisco Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem, or Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter Image Filename begins - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 9
Software Download Process Send documentation comments to [email protected] Use the show is not supported. To migrate from a Supervisor-1 module to a Supervisor-2 module, refer to the step-by-step instructions in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide. Configuring Generation - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 10
CD-ROM or from files that you download. For a complete description of the changes Manager. The complete installation instructions are provided in the " 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, and are available on-screen installation process. 1. Verify supported software. Cisco Fabric Manager - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 11
10g Express database, follow the instructions in the "Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide. Note If you are upgrading a previous Manager from the CD-ROM or from files that you download from Cisco.com at the following website: http://cisco. - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 12
for your CD-ROM. Click the FM Installer link. Follow the onscreen instructions provided in the Fabric Manager Installer 3.2(1a). To install Device Manager on the installer heap limit of 256 MB is not sufficient. If you have this problem, save the jnlp link as file, increase the heap limit to 512 MB - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 13
the nondisruptive upgrade path for all SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB, and FC write 2a). See the "Upgrading with IVR Enabled" section on page 15 for these instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the upgrade path is different. - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 14
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] Table 5 Nondisruptive Upgrade Path to SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a) (continued) Current Nondisruptive Upgrade Path SAN-OS 2.1(2) Upgrade to SAN-OS Release 2.1(2b) and then upgrade to Release 3.2(1a - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 15
of hardware issues or a software bug. • ISL port becomes part of PCP results in fabric segmentation or merge because of a port flap. If this problem occurs, syslogs indicate a failure and the flapped ISL could remain in a down state because of a domain overlap. This issue was resolved in Cisco SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 16
Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image Send documentation comments to [email protected] then follow the upgrade guidelines listed in the "Upgrading Your Version of Cisco Fabric Manager" section on page 10. If you have VSANs in interop mode 2 or 3, you must issue an IVR refresh for - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 17
Credit is 3 Change the configuration for the first port of the quad when the admin port mode is auto. (A quad is a group of four ports, supported by a data path processor (DPP). The groups are 1 to 4, 5 to 8, 9 to 12, and so on.) Do not leave the port mode set to auto. a. Set - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 18
EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image. - Refer to the Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix and the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x, for information on upgrading your SSM. Caution Upgrading from Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 19
procedure described in the "Troubleshooting Installs, Upgrades, and Reboots" section of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x. Upgrading a the fabric, the nondisruptive upgrade will fail. • If a service terminates the nondisruptive upgrade, the show install all failure-reason - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 20
the system and issue the command again. • Disable all features not supported by the downgrade release. Use the show incompatibility system downgrade-image CLI nondisruptive downgrade path for all SAN-OS releases. - SSM: Intelligent services traffic on the SSM, such as SANTap, NASB, and FC write - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 21
15 for these instructions. - FICON: If you have FICON enabled, the downgrade path is different. See Table 8. - iSNS: The iSNS feature does not support a graceful downgrade . Downgrading system software disrupts IP and SSM intelligent services traffic. Table 7 Nondisruptive Downgrade Path from SAN- - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 22
the SSI boot images on the SSMs on the switch to a release version supported by your Cisco SAN-OS release. Refer to the Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images. • SSM intelligent services traffic switching on SSM ports is disrupted on upgrades or downgrades - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 23
9000 EPLD Images to upgrade your EPLD image. - Refer to the Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix and to the "Managing Modules" chapter in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x for information on downgrading your SSM. New Features in Cisco MDS SAN - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 24
provides capabilities and features that simplify data migration and minimize service disruptions. Data migration is the process of copying data from log in as N-port to use this feature. Loop attached devices are not supported. All links from the edge switches in NPV mode to the core switches are - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 25
FIPS level 2 security in the SAN select the FIPS mode for switch security. The FIPS mode has been enhanced to support the Cisco MDS 9000 14/2-Port Multiprotocol Services Module. TACACS+ Password Expiry Notification When an end-user authenticates to a Cisco MDS 9000 switch via a TACACS+ account, this - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 26
comments to [email protected] SMI-S Enhancements Indications supported has been expanded to allow meaningful monitoring of Cisco MDS are not zoned if the disk array allows this. A Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Services Module (SSM) is required to use this feature. New MIBS The following new - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 27
now be installed from a CD-ROM or from files downloaded from the Cisco web site. To install Fabric Manager for added flexibility. A manual workflow is provided on the CD-ROM to guide the end user through Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, or use the on-screen instructions provided with the CD - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 28
level. SAN Device Virtualization Scalability Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a) supports 800 SAN device virtualization (SDV) virtual devices, with 4 secondary real from the Reset state by following the instructions in the Cisco MDS 9000 Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide. • A storage type job in - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 29
Release 3.2(1a), the Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, the Cisco MDS 9124 Switch, the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter do not support hardware-enforced zoning for devices attached to an F port that is participating in NPIV. This capability will be - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 30
support Ether channel. The Cisco MDS 9222i supports only the following modules in slot 2: • The Storage Services Switch for HP c-Class support the higher speed. As a result, the link comes up and appears to work, but then becomes disabled and connectivity problems occur. To correct this problem - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 31
9216i switch and MPS-14/2 module do not support an MTU size greater than 8000 bytes. An default for releases prior to Release 3.1(1). For instructions about how to modify the configuration of the ratio on the high and/or medium priority class of service (COS) relative to the low priority COS, may - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 32
Caveats Send documentation comments to [email protected] Configuring Default Settings for the Default Zone Following an upgrade from any Cisco SAN-OS 2.x release to any Cisco SAN-OS 3.x release, the configuration defined by the zone default-zone permit vsan vsan-id command is applied only to - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 33
O O R O O O O O R Resolved Caveats • CSCsk56347 Symptom: During an in-service software upgrade (ISSU) to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) on a module in an MDS A URL for EMC is needed so that Fabric Manager can be downloaded from EMC. Workaround: This issue is resolved. Open Caveats • - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 34
was lost, the only way to retrigger the programming is to withdraw the domain and refresh IVR. Follow these steps: 1. Identify domains with problem using the show ivr internal dep command. switch# show ivr internal dep Internal information for DEP FSM Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 35
few minutes for IVR to stabilize, if the status column for the {vsan, domain} combination is NONE, then this problem has occurred the switch. 2. Withdraw the troubled domains using the ivr withdraw domain domain vsan vsan-id command. 3. Readvertise the withdrawn domains using the ivr refresh command - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 36
on the 4-port or 8-port Gigabit Ethernet IP services module, the MPS 14/2 module, and on the Symptom: Graceful shutdowns of ISLs are not supported for IVR traffic. Workaround: Increase the HP Blade Servers that are connected through an HP Virtual Connect (VC) FC module to a Cisco Fabric Switch for HP - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 37
provisioned on the SSM and you downgrade to a Cisco MDS SAN-OS release that does not support DMM, the configuration persists and the GUI and CLI show DMM as a provisioned application. Workaround: Manually remove the DMM configuration from the switch before downgrading to a Cisco MDS SAN-OS release - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 38
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Interoperability Support Matrix • Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix • Cisco MDS SAN- Guide • Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 39
Family Storage Services Module Software Installation and Upgrade Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Quick Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference Troubleshooting and Reference • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide • Cisco - HP Cisco MDS 9140 | Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Rel - Page 40
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes
for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a)
Release Date: October 6, 2007
Part Number: OL-14116-02
This document describes the caveats and limitations for switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. Use
this document in conjunction with documents listed in the
“Related Documentation” section on page 38
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Contents
This document includes the following sections:
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Introduction, page 2
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Components Supported, page 2
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Software Download Process, page 7
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Upgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 10
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Downgrading Your Cisco MDS SAN-OS Software Image, page 20
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New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1a), page 23
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Changes in Existing Features, page 28
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Limitations and Restrictions, page 28
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Caveats, page 32
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Related Documentation, page 38
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Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines, page 40